State-by-State Universal Bar Exam Costs and Requirements
The Universal Bar Exam is a new version of the bar exam being offered by the National Conference of Bar Examiners. It is a two-day exam comprised entirely of questions testing national principals of law. States often adopt the UBE to help give new graduates and others seeking employment a greater range of employment opportunities.
Applicants who take the UBE are given a portable score they can use to apply for admission in any of the sixteen states that offer the test and accept transfer scores. This alleviates the need to take time off to take a new bar exam and to wait for grading.
However, each state that accepts the score does have its own requirements for character and fitness, as well as a fee associated with the transfer application. In six states, it ends there. In ten other states, there are additional state-specific testing or educational requirements applicants must complete before they are licensed to practice. The chart below details the range of costs and requirements, by state, for applicants with a UBE score.
| State | Test Cost | Additional State Specific Requirements | Cost for UBE Score Transfer | Date of UBE Adoption |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $575 | Course on Alabama law | $875 | March-07 |
| Alaska | $800 | Alaska Bar Rule 64 affidavit | $800 | January-14 |
| Arizona | $580 | Course on Arizona law | $625 + $200 course fee | January-15 |
| Colorado | $710 | Six hour course on professionalism | $810 | November-11 |
| Idaho | $600 | N/A | $800 | February-12 |
| Kansas | $1250 | Cannot have previously failed the written Kansas exam | $1250 | April-15 |
| Minnesota | $950 + $100 laptop fee | N/A | $950 | February-13 |
| Missouri | $910 | Mandatory open book test : Missouri Educational Component test (MECT) and sign Certificate of Completion | $1240 | February-11 |
| Montana | $450 | Attend a Montana Law Seminar | $400 | July-13 |
| Nebraska | $490 + $150 laptop fee | N/A | $925 | January-13 |
| New Hampshire | $725 | N/A | $725 | August-13 |
| North Dakota | $825 | N/A | $775 | February-11 |
| Utah | $550 (student) $850 (attorney) + $150 laptop fee | If less than two years legal practice, New Lawyer Training Program. If more than 2 years, at least 15 CLE hours on Utah practice & procedure & ethics & civility | $550 (student) $850 (attorney) | September-12 |
| Washington | $585 | Pass the Washington Law Component (online test) | $785 | July-13 |
| Wyoming | $800 | N/A | $800 | December-12 |
| New York | N/A | Online course and examination | N/A | July-16 |
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State-by-State Universal Bar Exam Costs and Requirements was originally published on Lawyerist.
Source: https://lawyerist.com/84674/state-state-universal-bar-exam-costs-requirements/
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